Model Conditions of Carriage
Approved by users, providers and insurers
Why use FTA Conditions of Carriage?
FTA Conditions of Carriage are approved by the users and providers of road freight transport as well as by the insurers of companies involved in the movement of goods by road. While the Conditions of Carriage identify the interests of the customer, they are drafted to protect the carrier and to provide exclusions and limitation clauses to reflect where liability ought to lie.
FTA Conditions of Carriage:
- Can help to reduce the cost of your Goods in Transit insurance premium.
- Limit the carrier's liability at £1,300 per tonne on the gross weight of goods lost, delayed or damaged.
- Are clear, concise and easy to understand.
- Recognise the costs that the parties can incur if involved in civil proceedings in the court and offer Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures as an alternative.
- No longer limits the contract to one stage of subcontracting and removes from the carrier the obligation to give to the customer details of the subcontractor used. It is not always possible for a carrier to give that information to a customer when urgent action needs to be taken to continue the carriage.
- Recognise the sensitive nature of the carriage of dangerous goods and makes it clear that the carrier will not subcontract carriage of such goods unless expressly authorised in writing by the customer.
- Make it clear that responsibility for loading and unloading rests with the customer and that the customer should indemnify the carrier should anything go wrong as a result of defective equipment or negligent workmanship of the customer.
- Reflect that although use of consignment notes and receipts is desirable, the format and system may vary and they allow scope for particular systems to be introduced between the carrier and the customer.
- Recognise the encouragement given to business to try to resolve disputes other than through the court and sets out a machinery for doing so.
Examples of companies who currently use FTA's Conditions of Carriage
- Turners (Soham) Ltd
- Magnus Group
- Leggett's Transport
- AMPS
Where to get them
Copies of the FTA Conditions of Carriage are available for use by members and non-members.
FTA Conditions of Carriage are available in various formats. They can be obtained in paper, bromide, CD ROM or e-mail through shopfta on 01892 552278 or sales@fta.co.uk. Copies can also be downloaded directly below.
Prices
Brochure 1 - 5 copies Free 5+ copies £1.00 each (no VAT)
E-mail £15.00 + VAT each
CD ROM £15.00 + VAT each